Tuesday March 18, 2008
Samy: Who will stand up for Indians?
KUALA LUMPUR: The time is not right for a single party system in Barisan Nasional as suggested by Gerakan, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said here.
He said in today’s political situation, such a move would dilute the rights of the Indian community.
Samy Vellu said a smaller community like the Indians have to fight for their rights and that could only be done through MIC.
He was commenting on Perak Gerakan chief Datuk Chang Ko Youn’s call to all Barisan Nasional component parties to consider amending their constitutions to accept members from all races in line with the voting trend shifting away from racial politics.
He said the results of the recent general election showed that the electorate did not vote according to the racial background of the candidates.
Chang, who is also Gerakan national vice-president, said it was time for Barisan to study the composition of its coalition and the ideologies of the respective political parties.
Chang, the former Jalong assemblyman, lost his bid for the Beruas parliamentary seat against DAP’s Ngeh Koo Ham, the Perak DAP chief.
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